Garment hanger



Feb. s, 1938. EOKUN 2,107,873

GARMENT HANGER Filed April 16. 1936 Jim 29 INVENTOR.

EDWARD OKUN ATTORNEYS tral pivot member of the members Ill and I l.

I Patented Feb. 8, 1938 UNIT D STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,107,873 GARMENTHANGER Edward Okun, New York, N. Y.

Application April 16,

3 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements ingarment hangers and moreparticularly to improvements in collapsible garment hangers.

"A particular object of this invention is the provision of an improvedcollapsible garment hanger preferably made of metal which is foldableinto a small compass when collapsed and which will be of superiorefficiency for holding garments when in the operative position.

Further objects of the invention will be, apparent from thespecification and drawing in Which:

' Fig. 1 is a perspective view of my improved hanger in partly extendedposition.

Fig. 2 is a perspective'view of my improved .hanger in fully extendedand operative position.

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of myhanger in folded or collapsed position.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail sectional view along the line 4-4 of Fig.2.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail sectional view along the line 5-5 of Fig.1.

. it} and l denote the central links of a folding or lazy-tongs'constructionwhich comprises the body of the hanger. l2, l3, l4 and I5denote links of said construction which are pivoted to each other and tothe members it! and H at l6, l6, l1 and l1, l8 and l8. 19 indicates thecen- 20 designates a rigid extension of the link l3; 2| a similarextension of the link IS. The extensions 2!] and 2| each end in adish-like element 22 of substantially oval contour, 22 representing thebase of said dish-like element which has superimposed thereon a softtextilematerial 23 which is enclosedby the rim or flange 24.

I have illustrated in this embodiment a particular shape of extension 20or 2|, but I may 22 without departing from the spirit of my invention.

- The purpose of the layer 23 of textile material made of velvet,plushor the like, or other material provided with a nap; is to serve asa frictional device to impede the falling-01f of garments which aresuspended upon the hanger. Fig. 5 shows the construction of each of thepivot members.

-25 indicates the head of the pivot member. 26 is the base of the pivotmember, which is enlarged in order to turnably connect the adjacentparts, suflicient play being allowed so that said parts can turn freely,

The shanks of pivot members 16 and I6 pass through lugs 21 which holdthe end-links 28 of 1936, Serial No. 74,612

a chain 29 which can be used for hanging ties, belts, scarfs and thelike. The pivot member I9 is provided with an upper extension 30 havinga pivot pin 32 to receive the hook 3| by which the hanger may besuspended. The hook 3| is mounted so that it is movable in any desireddirection since the extensions 30 can be moved around a vertical axis,and the hook 3| can be turned around a horizontal axis.

It should be noted that in operative position the shank 35 of the hook3| is at right angles to the plane of the links H), H, l2, l3, l4, and.I5, so that the pressure of the garment suspended from the hanger isdirected parallel to the shank 35 and does not tend to collapse thelazy-tongs construction, so that the links of said construction willremain in any desired position.

I am aware of the fact that garment hangers have previously beenconstructed on a series of levers and links designated as lazy-tongs,but in such construction the weight of the garment has tended in allcases to force the lazy-tongs into the maximum extended position,whereas, by the arrangement herein indicated, the lazy-tongs may be keptat any position desired according to the size of the garment suspendedon the hanger.

I preferably employ a gauge of metal for the manufacture of the links sothat the hanger will be sufficiently springy to conform to the shape ofthe garment, and my improved hanger in its operative position willconform to the contour of the ordinary garment hanger.

As shown in Fig. 3, the links H] and H are of equal length, and saidlength is equal to the length of link l5 and its extension Zl, includingthe dished member thereof, and is equal to the length of link 13including the extension 29 and the dished member thereof. The ends ofthe parts of the collapsed device are closely adjacent each other andthe hook lies flat against the collapsed body of the device. The lengthof the hook is substantially equal to one-half the length of member IDor member ll.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim is:--

1. A lazy-tongs hanger comprising a pair of arms of equal length, apivot member turnably connecting said arms to each other at theircentral points so that the outer ends of said arms are arranged inpairs, the outer ends of each pair long link being substantially equalto the length of an arm, the short link being pivotally connected to thelong link at the central point of the long link, the extensions of thelong links beyond the short links constituting the end-portions of thehanger and a hook turn ably connected to said pivot member and turnablein a direction perpendicular to the direction of turning movement ofsaid arms.

2. A lazy-tongs hanger comprising a pair of arms of equal length, apivot member turnably connecting said arms to each other at theircentral points so that the outer ends of said arms are arranged inpairs, the outer ends of each pair being movable relative to each other,the outer ends of each pair having apair of links pivotally connectedthereto, each pair of links comprising a short link and a long link, thelength of the long link being substantially equal to the length V of anarm, the short link being pivotally connected to the long link at thecentral point of the long link, and a hook turnably connected to saidpivot member and turnable in a direction perpendicular to the directionof turning movement of said arms, the ends of said long links whichproject beyond the short links constitute ing the end-portions of thehanger and having cup-shaped depressions having fabric members heldtherein.

3. A lazy-tongs hanger comprising a pair of arms of equal length, apivot member connecting constituting the end-portions of the hanger,said arms having supporting means connected thereto. 20

EDWARD OKUN.

